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A teenage programmer explores the concept of writing algorithms by creating step-by-step instructions to teach her computer a dance routine. Suitable for teaching at KS3, KS4 and National 4 and 5.
Learn about and revise algorithms with this BBC Bitesize GCSE Computer Science Eduqas study guide.
The computer science GCSE requires pupils to be proficient programmers to be successful. This has meant teachers now have to spend a great deal of time on programming in the year proceeding GCSE ...
Only providing a single GCSE option of computer science fails to meet the needs of any student – except those that have at least some interest in becoming a computer scientist.
OCR said 88,350 students took the computer science GCSE in 2023, a 12% year-on-year increase.
He said: "GCSE Computer Science students in Northern Ireland are discovering that the leak of a coursework assignment on online forums now means that they will receive no credit for a piece of ...
An exam board is to offer a digitally assessed GCSE in computer science for pupils starting their course in 2025, in what it described as a UK first. Jill Duffy, chief executive of OCR, said a ...
Coronavirus: GCSE and A-level results to be graded by teachers not algorithms The education secretary has confirmed A-level and GCSE exams will not go ahead this year.